Oxygen Thief is a solo music project based in the city of Bristol. He has received national radio recognition and festival slots.
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Musical career
The Oxygen Thief began in 2006. He has supported Frank Turner, Mongol Horde, InMe, Johnny Foreigner, Chris T-T, and Tubelord and is a regular feature in Cheltenham's award-winning 2000 Trees Festival. She first appeared at the festival in 2008. She returned in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014. She appeared on the BBC Introducing at Bristol preview of the 2010 festival. Her performance at the 2011 festival was praised for providing an intensity in a tranquil atmosphere.
2009 saw the release of a three-way split album, titled Exclamation at Asterisk Hash, featuring fellow acoustic soloists Ben Marwood and Jim Lockey. The album was released on Broken Tail Records. All three of these artists toured together to support the release and play together at the Walk the Line Festival in 2009.
A debut full-length album titled Destroy It Yourself was released on May 9, 2011, also on Broken Tail Records. The album was praised for its intensity, energy and songwriting. She has been interviewed on BBC music show Tom Robinson and at BBC Introducing in Bristol. She played the Introduction stage of BBC 2012 at the T in the Park festival.
After a regular tour of the action from their list, Oxygen Thief signed with Xtra Mile Recordings, forming 3 electric line-ups, releasing two EPs and a second full-length album.
Songwriter Barry Dolan formed a more traditional acoustic side project in 2016 under the name "Non Canon" and released a self-titled album that year on Xtra Mile Recordings.
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Discography
Album and EP
- Destroy Yourself (May 9, 2011 Broken Tail Record)
- Accidents Did Not Happen, They Caused (December 9, 2013 Xtra Mile Recordings)
- One Day Will Become All Field (March 23, 2014 Xtra Mile Recordings)
- Half Life Fact (June 16, 2014 Xtra Mile Recordings)
Separate EP
- Exclamation in Asterisk Hash (Broken Tail Record 2009)
External links
- oxygenthiefmusic
- Broken Tail Notes on MySpace
- The Xtra Mile Recording Website
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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